The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-03

Rev. Barnes, of Mt. Vernon, has accept
ed Il call to the FIRST Presbyterian church
at Alliance.
j. Hanismsn and family, OF Canton,
have been the guests of friends here this
week. Minerva News.
BAR. gnd Mrs. Lou Keller, Of Canton,
or here on visit to their uncle, John
Moody Carroll Chronicle.
Wilm0t has some hopes of being a
railroad town yet, Only few ''ite" In
Tie way Of full fTuitiOn OF her faith.
i, H0leomb of Alliance let q 800 10.
piece Of iron drop on his foot the other
day, and Is willing TO swear that 1t
weighed six tons.
Joseph E. Maxwell, Of Mlllersburg, O.
and W. W. Wise, of Michigan, are now
visiting DR.. D. p. Maxwell and Atlee
P0mer9ne Esq, In this city.
The Navarro Independents Pleasant
Valley Items contain the following: Mr..
John Yuizey, Of Canton, intends TO re-
move to his farm here next spring"
The fellow who catches rabbits with
ferret Is said to be over In Lawrence
township, and the eye of justice, not the
blind one, is peerlng In his direction.
Among the Pleasant Hill items in the
Navarro Independent Is the following
adam Cutler has leased the Niesz farm
near Canton, where he expects to locate
in the spring"
Those merchants who desire their
store windows to be clear and unenam.
eled with frost these cold days can keeT
| tham 0Inap onh ataon hu ruhhinoF tb1
panes once a week with rag dipped 10
gLycerine.
The Minerva News say: "a man rep
Tesenting himself to be from Canton haf
been going about the country gathering
up feather beds to renoVate. The beds
have not yet been returned and probably
never will be-"
Fulton Signal: "E E Miller, of Can.
ton, came over on Sunday to see his besi
/ girl. Even the great Deuber works are
not sufficient attraction to keep Ed
from making an occasional visit to the
west end OF The county.
The COshocton Democrat contains the
following: "A Cleveland coal syndicate
is leasing coal lands near here alonP
the line Of the Cleveland 81 Canton rail
road. They expect to open mines. Mr
Anderson Johnson Is acting as theil
agent"
The editor of the WilmOt Review apOli
giZ6s TO a rural poet for not publishing
his poem entitled Salvation by Grace
Alone" The editor hugged himself OyeI
his escape from the iufllcti0n and thinks
of writing poem himself, with the title
of Saved by the skin of his teeth"
We have before us q cut of the new
style store stool about to be mauufac
| tuTed by the John DanueT MsnufaCtur
ing Company, Of this city, and according
to our judgment il cannot fail to be u
great success, having advantages over
anything for that purpose heretofore
introduced.
Alliance Review: Jake Gilbert, who
was arrested for stealing goods from
the ruins Of the fire, waived eXamina
tiOR when aTraigned before Mayor
| COxen. and was bound over In the sun
of $20C TO await the action Of the Grand
Jury. Being unable to pay he was taken
to Canton and placed In jsil,
Mrs. s. Fl, WsstleE of Cairo, this coun.
/ ty, On elderly lady nearly 60 years Of
I . -Dr AtHNH Dta.DA H-tla -A.A go aa ~ ri
| funeral, but just as she stepped lu' Of
the door slipped Gni raill brsahi1E hes
leg justanoge ta9 ankle joint. Although
she has suffered great patQ, She is ge
ting along rs we'll "a could b5 5Spac sd,
We were informed this morHine ag
OuR who a tended the meeting of tla
Prohibition League ,ast night .htt their
exercises, cons sting Of esHYs, discus.
5lDus and resdlpEs, w2T3 all quite AMI.
mated and interesting. Several Warr
there who are not Of the Prohibition
Gsigh; such will always be elcOmed
snd Invited to participate, but no abuse
will De tolerated.
A PaTkersburg special to the En-
quirer of Thursday says: Lucy Berry
charged with the murder OF Fred Wat
kins at Volcano In 1881, returned here
from Canton, Ohio, by Chief Backwith,
was before Squire StapletOn this even
ing, and was committed to court. She
had two continuances before. She gave
herself away" badly on Cross.examins-
tiOn.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
will shortly adopt a change in the rails
on its lines, which will bs economical
as we'll as an improvement to the road
ted. This change makes the rail five
pounds heavier to the yard, aud iu-
eTeases the length to sixty feet. II is
made necessary Oy the increased weight
In the cOmpauy's rolling stock,
A number Of changes are expected to
shortly take place in the agencies of the
P, W Sc @. Ticket Agent C,elsud 0i
Alliance, has rendered his resignation,
and Agent Shimp will again assume
control of that department.. Ills FUmor
ed that Agent Oleland will take charge
of the weighing department, and SaIby
Hamlin will return to his old position
OF baggage master. II is also TUmOTed
that important changes NAV be expected
at Canton, MassiliOn and Mansfield,
A new dodge for swiDdling farmers
Is the sending out of circulars ct
blanks, inolOsing stamps for return
uosiRge, With the request tina. they be
filed out, Ostensibly for She purpose of
showing the condition OF crops in thetT
Vicinity. In short blms tho farmer
will be surprised ut lhe return of Ghis
piece Of paper, to which is attached his
signature, tr8nafOrmed into a bOusdaa
promis Org note, which hss been dis.
counted at some bank, and which ue
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